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20 Cards in this Set
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Allocate-
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To set apart or designate for a special purpose; To distribute
Syn: Assign, Allot, Apportion |
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Ardent-
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Very enthusiastic, Impassioned
Syn: Intense, Zealous, Feverent, Avid |
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Assidious-
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Persistant, Attentive, Diligent
Syn: Industrious, Unremitting, Sedulous |
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Brash-
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Prone to act in a hasty manner; Impudent
Syn: Rash, Impetuous, Brazen, Impertinent |
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Capiricious-
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Subject to whims or passing fancies
Syn: Impulsive, Fickle, Unpredictable, Mercurial |
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Chastise-
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To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; To scold severly
Syn: Discipline, Censure |
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Copious-
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Abudent; Plentiful; Wordy, Verbose
Syn: Ample, Profuse, Bountiful |
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Deviate-
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To turn aside; To stray from a norm; One who departs from a norm; Difering from the norm, heterodox, Unconventional
Syn: Diverge, Veer, Swerve |
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Emaciated-
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Unnaturally thin
Syn: Gaunt, Withered, Shriveled |
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Exult-
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To rejoyce greatly
Syn: Revel, Glory |
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Gnarled-
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Knotted, Twisted, Lumpy
Syn: Knotty, Misshappen, Contorted |
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Indemnity-
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A payment for a damage, or loss
Syn: Compensatin, Restitution, Reparation |
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Inkling-
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A hint; A vauge notion
Syn: Clue, Intimation, Suggestion |
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Limpid-
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Clear, Transparent; Redily Understood
Syn: Lucid, Intelligible |
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Omnipotent-
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Almighty, Having unlimited power or authority
Syn: All Powerfull |
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Palatable-
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Agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
Syn: Edible, Appetizing, Attractive |
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Poignant-
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Deeply affecting, Touching; Keen or sharp in taste or smell
Syn: Heartrenching, Bittersweet, Melancholy |
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Rancor-
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A bitter resentment or ill-wil
Syn: Animosity, Enmity, Bitterness |
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Sophomoric-
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Immature,and over confident; Conseited
Syn: Pretentious, Superficial, Fatuous |
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Spontaneous-
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Arising Naturally; Not Planned or engeneered in advance
Syn: Unpremediated, Un planned, Impromptu |
